Tear Drops

Where do they come from these tears laced with salt
They rush like rivers or squeeze out in drops
They measure emotions and assign fault
In a mad world where the pain never stops

I should have told her what I never said
So much to regret as the tears flow down
She lies in her grave alone, cold and dead
Forever to be in this one horse town

The ghost of a conscience haunts me tonight
She deserved better than I had to give
I loved her so long I surely lost sight
Of the simple things we all need to live

So now these tears will define who I'll be
As I will no longer be part of "we"


2/11/2017
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Sands Avatar
February 12, 2017 at 8:35 AM
Wow Larry, so powerful and sad. I can understand this so well. Well done.
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February 12, 2017 at 5:09 PM
Thank you, Heidi...but I'm sorry you have been there
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